Erté, Letter "Z" 1928
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Puzzle by Tracy Gray, edited by Will Shortz
Double-letter Z in nine squares comprises the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword — CATCHING SOME ZZ, RAZZMATAZZ, JACUZZI, ZZTOP, QUIZZED, FUZZY WUZZY and SWIZZLE across with corresponding downs of GIZZARD, PUZZLE (7D. You’re doing one), BUZZ, FRIZZ, JAZZ, GRIZZLY, PIZZAZZ and OZZIE.
Other — ADJOIN and ADLIBS, AMERICAN (18D. Like apple pie, in a saying), ARTURO, BACALL (67A. “Key Largo“ actress), BRIDGE, DETOUR, ELAINE, GEOMETRY (33D. Euclid’s subject), IMITATOR (58A. Copycat), INIDLE, KISMET, MARCOS (1D. Imelda the shoe lover), MARLBORO (21A. Brand with an iconic cowboy), NICKED, RETAGS, SANYOS, SEDERS, STELMO.
Five-letter — EERIE, EMOTE, JOLLA, LTCOL, ONRYE, PEARS, STUPE, TERRA (57A. Earth, in sci-fi), WAFER, YENTL.
Short stuff — AFTA, ALIT, ALPO, APP and ASP, ARLO, ATM, CIA, COST, DEAR, ENT, EPI, FEU, GRE, ICI, ING, IOU, LOFT, MEGA, NEWS, NIM, OGRE, QBS, REE, ROYS, SCH, Golf’s SE RI Pak, SLR, SRI, TEE, TIN, UAW, WAR.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Prefix with bucks; 5. iPhone user’s purchase; 8. Wings it; 14. Came to rest; 15. Pot-au-___ (French stew); 16. Sign near roadwork, maybe; 17. Flashy display; 19. “Water that moves you” sloganeer; 20. Org. in “Burn After Reading”; 23. Where pastrami may be put; 26. Toss high up; 30. Passover meals; 32. Dutch-based financial giant; 34. Test for Ph. D. wannabes; 35. Having a razor injury, say; 38. Like Rod Serling tales; 40. Asleep … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme; 43. La __ (San Diego area); 44. Patron of sailors; 45. Nile slitherer; 46. Matchsticks game; 48. Marks up or down, perhaps; 52. Rock trio known for its bearded members; 54. “This just in …” fare; 58. Copycat; 61. Element with the shortest name; 62. Tested, as on “The $64,000 Question”; 65. 1892 Kipling poem; 68. Prefix with dermis; 69. He sang about Alice’s restaurant; 70. Iced rum cocktail that’s stirred with a stick; 71. Mr. ___ (old whodunit game); 72. Orbison and Bean. — DOWN: 2. “Seinfeld” gal; 3. Giblets component; 4. 7-Eleven convenience; 5. Shaving lotion brand; 6. Compote fruits; 8. Juxtapose; 9. Snookums; 10. Maj.’s superior; 11. Paper in a poker pot; 12. Caffeine-induced state, slangily; 13. Eastern honorific; 22. Game with a dummy; 24. 1983 Streisand title role; 27. Big brute; 28. Bad hair day problem; 29. Kicker’s aid; 31. Coll., e.g.; 36. Destiny; 37. Otoscope user, for short; 39. Gush on stage; 40. Part of COLA; 41. Bowser’s bowlful; 42. Camera type, briefly; 43. Newport festival music; 47. Out of gear; 49. Conductor Toscanini; 50. Yellowstone sighting; 51. Some plasma TVs; 53. Zest; 55. Nilla cookie; 56. Dimwit; 59. “Mama” cartoonist Lazarus; 60. Harriet’s mate; 62. Eli and Peyton Manning, for two: Abbr.; 63. Motor City labor org.; 64. Here, to Henri; 68. Collect-all-the-cards game.
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